BC Wildfire Responding to Fire Sparked by Lightning in Southeast Kamloops

UPDATE: Wildfire near Kamloops grows to 30 hectares, mainly burning in grass

Update: 2:30 p.m. The wildfire south of Kamloops has grown to 30 hectares in size and remains out of control. The fire is burning rank two and three and is mainly in grass at this time, according to Shae Stearns, fire information officer with BC Wildfire Service. “With a rank two and three fire, you’re looking at a slow to moderate rate of spread,” Stearns said, adding grass fuels can be “quite flashy” and send up a lot of smoke even with a slow…

New 20-hectare wildfire burning near Kamloops

A new wildfire sparked near Kamloops has grown to 20 hectares in size Saturday afternoon, Aug. 22. The wildfire is located near Jacko Lake, about 7.5 kilometres south of the city centre of Kamloops, and is burning out of control. Lightning is the suspected cause of the blaze. More to come.

Firefighters respond to new lightning-sparked fire near Kamloops

New wildfire sparks south of Kamloops

KAMLOOPS — A new lightning-caused wildfire has been spotted south of Kamloops on Saturday (Aug 22). The BC Wildfire Service had the fire posted on their online map shortly before 12:30 p.m., and it is believed to be about six hectares in size. The out of control blaze is in the Jacko Lake area, about seven kilometres south of Kamloops. The BCWS has firefighters and aircraft attacking the flames. Evacuation alerts or alerts have yet to be impleme…